While playing outside in front of fans will be different, playing basketball outside is how most players first experience the sport. Dayton coach Anthony Grant had many opportunities to do that growing up in Miami, Fla.<\/p>\n
\u201cBack then, you would play pickup,\u201d Grant said. \u201cIn order to stay on the court, you had to win, and if you didn’t win, you had to sit for a while, so that’s what I remember about it. I think this will be a unique atmosphere for everybody, and I think that novelty is something that will bring a level of excitement to it as well. Pretty much everything about it will be completely different in terms of the elements, the lighting and the space.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon said Dayton had not practiced outdoors in preparation for this game. There\u2019s an outdoor court by the UD RecPlex, he said, but he had not played there since his freshman year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s going to be new,\u201d Simon said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to remind me of when I was a kid playing in the backyard with my dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lowery watched the outdoor game between Virginia and Vanderbilt and that made him more excited for this game. Asked about his favorite outdoor court growing up, Lowery said, \u201cMy driveway. That’s where I played for the most part. This is really maybe my seventh year playing organized basketball. When I was younger, I just played for fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
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People attending the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament on Friday, Aug. 21, were treated to this magnificent display of clouds in the sky above the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. The tournament ended Sunday, Aug. 23. Sarah Gillis \/ Contributed Sarah Gillis \u2014 Contributed<\/p>\n
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